Our Clarets for Christmas have arrived...

Dich Oatley showing off one of the many new Clarets to have arrived in the Petersfield shopThe ground is unusually white, the kids are at home, Santa is on his way, and something French has landed at The General Wine Company

A fine selection of Clarets have arrived at the General Wine Company in time for the festive season. There is something to suite all tastes, palates and budgets from the crowd-pleaser that is the Chateau Pierrefitte to the lavish Reserve de la Comtesse de Lalande 05, or even more exciting, a few rare bottles of Chateau Talbot 98.

The turkey might be heading for it, but there is no need for your wallet to necessarily get a roasting this week.

However, we are of course still looking for a welcoming home for our 1928 Latour if anyone feels kind enough to find room in their rack for it..

We look forward to seeing you soon for a glass as you browse for a bottle.

Petersfield Food Festival 2010

The General Wine Company will have a stand at The Petersfield Food Festival 2010FIND US IN THE SQUARE, OUTSIDE THE GEORGE

The sun is out and it is the Petersfield Food Festival this weekend. The General Wine Company will be in the square showing various English wines from the Plumpton Estate. We will also have a fabulous Gavi from Italy and a fantastic barbeque red from Patagonia. Come along and say hello.
 

Cline Cellars Wine Dinner

The General Wine Company Cline Cellars Dinner at Annie Jones Dinner. Right to left: Charlie Cline, Hellen Louise Divers, James Alexander, Dich Oatley

Wednesday 12th May was a date for the diary indeed! The General Wine Company was delighted to host a fabulous Wine Dinner for 26 guests at Annie Jones restaurant in Petersfield. We were extremely lucky to have Charlie Cline from Cline Cellars in California join us for the evening’s organoleptic festivities. Charlie chose six wines from their cellars (all available from the Petersfield shop) to match with the menu devised ever-so-skilfully by the highly acclaimed and talented Steven Ransom in the Annie Jones kitchen.

 

Guests were greeted with a glass of exceptional Pinot Gris in the garden and a warm and lively welcome from our very own Dich and Hellen, followed by a fun introduction from Charlie to set the tone for the evening. Between each course, Charlie introduced the next wine in an informal and interactive fashion, laced with entertaining anecdotes and funny stories from the vineyards in Sonoma County. Naturally, the room was more than just buzzing as the evening progressed, with guests giving impromptu musings on the wines and ludicrously tasty dishes emerging from the kitchen.

 

The occasion was great fun and certainly aided by the fine delicacies and flowing wine and most certainly by Charlie himself, whom we all agree, is welcome back anytime!

 

The success of the evening has cemented the plans to host many more evenings in the near future, all focussing on a different theme and a different wine region.

 

James, Dich and Hellen very much look forward to having you along!

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